Scholars Program

The Foundation is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of focused ultrasound clinicians and scientists.

Fellowships

The Richard Merkin Visiting Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound is open to any mid-career or senior scientist or clinician from industry or academia around the world to work with the technical and scientific team at the Focused Ultrasound Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia for a period of approximately 12 months. The position fosters collaboration between the Foundation, the Fellow's home institution, and other institutions. The Fellow has opportunities to conduct original research in focused ultrasound and participate in ongoing focused ultrasound research projects with investigators at the University of Virginia and other institutions. The Fellow is expected to conduct publishable technical and pre-clinical projects and deliver one to two research lectures. The Fellow will benefit from the Foundation’s wide expertise in focused ultrasound, and will have the opportunity to seek out and work closely with other investigators and clinicians throughout the Foundation’s network of research sites to stimulate the development of new translational and clinical research projects. To apply, please contact Matt Eames, Director of Extramural Research.

Internships

Launched in June 2012, this program enables bright and gifted students to work on a variety of research projects in collaboration with the Foundation’s scientific and medical team. These internships are designed to foster interest among the next generation of researchers in the development of focused ultrasound as a clinical tool. They also address real-world challenges, the conquering of which could expedite the adoption of the technology. Intern projects represent valuable contributions to the field of focused ultrasound. The Foundation employs interns year-round, with a greater number of available positions during the summer months. Beginning in 2014, the program was generously funded by and named in honor of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation. In addition, Virginia Bio sponsors one intern each year. To apply, please send your resume along with a cover letter to .

2017 Interns

Student Name

Institution

Lindsey Abramson

The College of New Jersey

Derek Fang

The College of William & Mary

Sarah Hunter-Chang

Emory University

Kassandra Tulenko

University of Virginia

Global Internship Program

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation offers an international internship opportunity for high-school and university undergraduate students interested in the physical and life sciences. Interns supported through this program will work in an established focused ultrasound laboratory under a researcher recognized in the field. Click here for application instructions.

2016 Global Interns

Student Name

Mentor Name

Institution

Yulia Andriyakhina

Vera Khokhlova

Moscow University

Hanna Bendjador

Nathan McDannold

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Jessica Cahill

Nick Todd

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Tianyi Chen

Will Grissom

Vanderbilt University

Mark Coelho

Rao Gullapalli

University of Maryland

Emma Elson

Gail ter Haar

Royal Marsden: ICR

Nikolas Evripidou

Chris Damianou

University of Cyprus

Cecile Fant

Cyril Lafon

University of Lyon

Lewis Fausett

Dennis Parker

University of Utah

Lorenzo Giuliani

Joo Ha Hwang

University of Washington

Jad El Harake

Charles Caskey

Vanderbilt University

Jannat Ijaz

Gail ter Haar

Royal Marsden: ICR

Kathleen Jedruszczuk

Elena Kaye

Memorial Sloan Kettering

David Kittner

Rao Gullapalli

University of Maryland

Yashasvi Matam

Naren Sanghvi

SonaCare

McKenzie McLean

Allison Payne

University of Utah

Phoebe Miller

Wilson Miller

University of Virginia

Pratik Mulpury

Kim Butts Pauly

Stanford University

Marina Pavlova

Nader Saffari

University College London

Matteo Primavera

Joo Ha Hwang

University of Washington

Dmitry Sukhoruchkin

Oleg Sapozhnikov

Moscow University

Funded Fellows

The following Fellows were funded through the Foundation’s original Fellowship program, which is currently on hold, pending additional funding.